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The US Military's Most Expensive Active Aircraft Programmes Ranked

The US Military's Most Expensive Active Aircraft Programmes Ranked

A closer look at the priciest air programs at the Pentagon.

Luke Diaz 3 months ago
How The B-21 Raider Compares To The B-2 Spirit, B-52 & B-1B – And Why It Wins Every Category

How The B-21 Raider Compares To The B-2 Spirit, B-52 & B-1B – And Why It Wins Every Category

How the B-21 Raider compares with the B-52, B-1B, and B-2—and why it will shape the USAF's future bomber force.

Antonio Di Trapani 3 months ago
Why The B-21 Raider Costs Less Per Hour To Operate Than The B-2 Spirit It Replaces

Why The B-21 Raider Costs Less Per Hour To Operate Than The B-2 Spirit It Replaces

The B-21 is a generation upgrade over the B-2 intended to be a high-end stealth bomber workhorse than a first night wond...

Aaron Spray 3 months ago
Why The B-21 Raider Can Be Deployed To Forward Bases The B-2 Spirit Could Never Operate From

Why The B-21 Raider Can Be Deployed To Forward Bases The B-2 Spirit Could Never Operate From

The Raider is designed to overcome the enormous logistical difficulties of the Spirit, but it also faces a much more dan...

Aaron Spray 3 months ago
Why Northrop Grumman Must Accelerate B-21 Raider Production Before The USAF Can Hit Its 100-Bomber Target

Why Northrop Grumman Must Accelerate B-21 Raider Production Before The USAF Can Hit Its 100-Bomber Target

The urgency is rising to debut the Air Force's newest bomber.

Luke Diaz 3 months ago
How Crew Rest & Sleep On B-2 Spirit Bomber Flights

How Crew Rest & Sleep On B-2 Spirit Bomber Flights

Staying sharp on the stick.

Luke Diaz 3 months ago
The World's Largest Air Forces By Number Of Active Stealth Aircraft

The World's Largest Air Forces By Number Of Active Stealth Aircraft

The US leads in stealth aircraft fleet, followed by China and then US allies who have completed much of their F-35 progr...

Aaron Spray 4 months ago
How The B-2 Spirit's S-Shaped Engine Ducts Hide A Bomber From Heat-Seeking Sensors

How The B-2 Spirit's S-Shaped Engine Ducts Hide A Bomber From Heat-Seeking Sensors

The B-2's distinctive exhausts are designed to hide the aircraft from both detection by reducing RCS and by reducing its...

Aaron Spray 4 months ago
How Many Miles Per Gallon Does A B-2 Bomber Get?

How Many Miles Per Gallon Does A B-2 Bomber Get?

The B-2 Spirit is one of the most fuel-intensive aircraft in the USAF fleet.

Luke Bodell 4 months ago
Why The B-2 Spirit's Flying Wing Design Makes The Aircraft So Overpowered

Why The B-2 Spirit's Flying Wing Design Makes The Aircraft So Overpowered

The true power of the B-2's engineering.

Luke Diaz 4 months ago
Why The B-21 Raider's New Home Costs $1 Billion Less Than Its Other Bases

Why The B-21 Raider's New Home Costs $1 Billion Less Than Its Other Bases

Whiteman AFB's unique qualities unpacked.

Luke Diaz 4 months ago
Do USAF B-2 Spirit Bombers Have Beds?

Do USAF B-2 Spirit Bombers Have Beds?

Basic amenities wrapped in stealth give B-2 crews the stamina to steer America’s quietest bomber through 40-hour, round-...

Luke Diaz 4 months ago
The B-21 Raider Is Rewriting The Rules Of Stealth Flying

The B-21 Raider Is Rewriting The Rules Of Stealth Flying

Breaking down the USAF's new school of 6th-Gen air power.

Luke Diaz 4 months ago
How The B-2 Spirit's Low-Observable Coating Protects The Aircraft From Ground-Based Radar Systems

How The B-2 Spirit's Low-Observable Coating Protects The Aircraft From Ground-Based Radar Systems

The unique qualities of the Flying Dorito.

Luke Diaz 4 months ago
5 Aerodynamic Advantages Of The B-2 Spirit For Long-Range Stealth Missions

5 Aerodynamic Advantages Of The B-2 Spirit For Long-Range Stealth Missions

The B-2 was designed as the world's first stealth strategic bomber and all aspects of its airframe and aerodynamic perfo...

Aaron Spray 4 months ago
1st Overhead Shot: US Air Force Unveils Striking New Perspective Of B-21 Raider

1st Overhead Shot: US Air Force Unveils Striking New Perspective Of B-21 Raider

The B-21 Raider is designed to be more efficient, stealthy, and flexible than its predecessor, the B-2 Spirit.

Abid Habib 5 months ago
Here's Why The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Is Replacing The B-2 Spirit

Here's Why The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Is Replacing The B-2 Spirit

As the B-2 is aging, out of production, and not available in sufficient numbers, the Air Force needs a fresh next-genera...

Aaron Spray 5 months ago
The Real Reasons Why The B-2 Spirit Won't Be Retiring Before The B-1 Lancer

The Real Reasons Why The B-2 Spirit Won't Be Retiring Before The B-1 Lancer

The USAF's Flying Dorito is outlasting the mighty Bone.

Luke Diaz 5 months ago
From 19 B-2 Spirits To 145 B-21 Raiders: How Much Bigger America's Stealth Bomber Fleet Is About To Get

From 19 B-2 Spirits To 145 B-21 Raiders: How Much Bigger America's Stealth Bomber Fleet Is About To Get

A $4.5 billion production deal signal the Air Force's commitment to building its next-generation bomber

Antonio Di Trapani 5 months ago
6 Military Aircraft That Were Produced In Lower Numbers

6 Military Aircraft That Were Produced In Lower Numbers

Discover some prominent but rare aircraft, which in small fleets have played vital roles.

Antonio Di Trapani 5 months ago